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Roger Norrington
12+ albums
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Roger Norrington studied at the Royal College of Music under Sir Adrian Boult amongst others. He worked as a tenor in the 1960's and founded the Schutz choir in 1962. He was music director of Kent Opera from 1964 to 1982 and founded the London Classical Players in 1978, remaining their musical director until 1997. From 1990 to 1994 he was music director of the Orchestra of St. Luke's. In 1998 he became principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Roger Norrington is best known for his performances of Baroque, Classical and Romantic music using period instruments and period style. He has conducted recordings of Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Berlioz and Brahms on period instruments. He was made an OBE in 1980, a CBE in 1990 and a Knight Bachelor in 1997. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Handel: Serse / Act 1 - "Ombra mai fù"
4492Maurerische Trauermusik in C minor K477/K479a
3983The Fairy Queen Z629, First Musick: Prelude
3094Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
2815Water Music Suite No.2 in D
2766The Fairy Queen Z629, First Musick: Hornpipe
2687Ave verum corpus in D K618
2678The Fairy Queen Z629: Overture
2299Music for the Royal Fireworks: IV. La Réjouissance
21510Maurerische Trauermusik for orchestra in C minor (Masonic Funeral Music), K. 477 (K. 479a)
214albums
Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks/ Water Music
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Purcell - The Fairy Queen
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The Best of Andreas Scholl
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Funeral Music
Mozart: Requiem
Fireworks/Water Music
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Beethoven - Symphonies 1-9, Overtures (Box Set)
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Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies No. 5 & 6
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50 Best Baroque
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100 Best Opera Classics
Gustav Holst: The Planets & Edward Elgar: Serenade for String Orchestra